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How a College of Teaching could work | How a College of Teaching could work |
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Supporters of a College of Teaching in England have published details of how such a body would work. | Supporters of a College of Teaching in England have published details of how such a body would work. |
The college, which would aim to protect standards and raise the status of teaching, has the backing of ministers and leading professionals. | The college, which would aim to protect standards and raise the status of teaching, has the backing of ministers and leading professionals. |
The paper, Claim your College, by enthusiasts from within teaching, says it could be fully open by 2018. | The paper, Claim your College, by enthusiasts from within teaching, says it could be fully open by 2018. |
Teacher and supporter Eugene Dapper said the college would allow teachers "to take control of their own destiny". | Teacher and supporter Eugene Dapper said the college would allow teachers "to take control of their own destiny". |
"The absence of a professional body for teaching has resulted in teachers' professional practice being determined more by the political cycle than by research and evidence," said Mr Dapper, a head of year at a London secondary school. | "The absence of a professional body for teaching has resulted in teachers' professional practice being determined more by the political cycle than by research and evidence," said Mr Dapper, a head of year at a London secondary school. |
"We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape the direction in which the profession is heading and to establish a clear vision that will help attract and develop top teachers." | "We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape the direction in which the profession is heading and to establish a clear vision that will help attract and develop top teachers." |
He called on other teachers to become involved with the campaign and help shape the proposed new body. | He called on other teachers to become involved with the campaign and help shape the proposed new body. |
The proposals already have the backing of teachers' unions, subject associations and universities as well as many individual teachers and schools, say the authors. | The proposals already have the backing of teachers' unions, subject associations and universities as well as many individual teachers and schools, say the authors. |
Written in response to a consultation launched by ministers in December, the document outlines a vision, implementation plan and detailed start-up proposals for funding and founding the new college. | Written in response to a consultation launched by ministers in December, the document outlines a vision, implementation plan and detailed start-up proposals for funding and founding the new college. |
In December Education Secretary Nicky Morgan and Schools Minister David Laws promised funding for the college, which would give teaching similar status to professions such as medicine and law. | In December Education Secretary Nicky Morgan and Schools Minister David Laws promised funding for the college, which would give teaching similar status to professions such as medicine and law. |
The Claim your College authors want the body to "be developed for teachers by teachers". | The Claim your College authors want the body to "be developed for teachers by teachers". |
It would be autonomous, voluntary, independent of government but "working alongside and complementing it," they say. | It would be autonomous, voluntary, independent of government but "working alongside and complementing it," they say. |
"It will also be independent of unions and will not seek to represent teachers on matters such as pay and conditions." | "It will also be independent of unions and will not seek to represent teachers on matters such as pay and conditions." |
Ultimately the authors say the government's role in publishing teaching standards would "become redundant", having been taken on by the college. | Ultimately the authors say the government's role in publishing teaching standards would "become redundant", having been taken on by the college. |
They say the college would: | They say the college would: |
It would not regulate, be compulsory, have a disciplinary role or be profit making - any surpluses would go towards improving in-service training for teachers. | It would not regulate, be compulsory, have a disciplinary role or be profit making - any surpluses would go towards improving in-service training for teachers. |
The authors suggest annual membership will cost an individual teacher £70 a year. | |
They estimate the college will need some £12m of seed funding in the first five years before enough teachers have joined to make it self-sustaining. | |
They are seeking a mix of donations and public funding to subsidise it until then. | |
'Independence vital' | 'Independence vital' |
Claim Your College was instigated by the existing College of Teachers, the Prince's Teaching Institute and the Teacher Development Trust, among others. | |
Teacher Development Trust chief executive David Weston said teachers needed to be at the heart of the new body. | Teacher Development Trust chief executive David Weston said teachers needed to be at the heart of the new body. |
"It will only be effective if it is relevant, high status and provides true professional progression for teachers," he said. | "It will only be effective if it is relevant, high status and provides true professional progression for teachers," he said. |
Angela McFarlane, chief executive of the College of Teachers, emphasised the need for independence. | Angela McFarlane, chief executive of the College of Teachers, emphasised the need for independence. |
"Any offer of support will only be accepted on the understanding that it cannot compromise the independence of the college," she said. | "Any offer of support will only be accepted on the understanding that it cannot compromise the independence of the college," she said. |
The General Teaching Council for England, which was a professional, regulatory body for teaching, was opened in 2000, but scrapped by the coalition government in 2010. | The General Teaching Council for England, which was a professional, regulatory body for teaching, was opened in 2000, but scrapped by the coalition government in 2010. |
There are also General Teaching Councils in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. | There are also General Teaching Councils in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |